New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-15
woRK OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURTBY.
ArALK WITH DIRECTOR POWELL.

VALUABLE RESULTS OF THE SCIENTIFIC ExPLoRA-
TIoNs NOW IN PROGRESS.
WARRINGTON July 14-Major ]. W. Powell. director OF
s Geological Survey has submitted TO the Secretary OF
the Interior for his approval plan OF operations ior
the Geological survey for he fiscal ysar He proposes
"a continue the surveys for the topographic map OF the
United States In progress Major Powell to-day In
speakiny OF the work In the geologic field. said:
The geologic work will be carried ON ss heretofore In
various parts OF the country-in New-Engapd aong tho
Atlantic coast throughout the Appalachian Mountain
system I'm the Lower Mississippi region along the south
ar. and Western shores OF Lake Superior In the rich
mountsn region Of Colorado In what promises to DO an
imuorapt coal petroleum and natural gas field In the
future In Montana in the California gold belt and IN
hal. dozen other regions OF interest from the scientific
and the economic standpoint
In New England Professor Pumpelly is at work upon
classic field In which the obscure relations have
sadly puzzled the biologists OF past generations The
rocks upon which he ct work the dark ages
IN geological history Of the North American CONT
mont. and patient. painstakins work is required.
Professor shaier continues his investigations OF the
changes IN the level the land along the Atlantic coast
He has already found that the Of Maine has osc
lated through q range OF nearly two thousand feet
IN times so recent that the old beach lines yet
gushable the hillsides and during the coming
winter he proceeds tracing the evidences Of
the effect OF these terrestrial movements upon tho tide
marshes and inundated lands OF the coast .
"A promising line Of investigation along the Atlantic
slope relates the sand mars or virginia ana inc
Caronaa It realized by the citizens OF tn0se
states that there lies within their low coastward nils
sources of untold wealth, which Will eventually revolu
tionze the agricultural methods pursued in these states
in the shape of Just such sands and mars rs nave
within the transformed the SAND wastes
OF New-Jersey into veritable gardena go ,.,
Durins the coming year Mr. Gilbert VII go on Win
his into the structure OF the Appalachian
Mountains and OF the coal beds and the sandstone de
posits yielding petroleum and natural gas along their
western hanka The In Elliott County. Kentucky,
which Deing prospected for diamonds, falls with.
IN division but officers OF the Survey give but rant
announcement TO the prospectors: ...
bearing and copper bearing rocks of tho Lake superior
region, and his profound Investigations will doubtless
serve 10 hold IN check guide the may be- tho
mining excitement rife In that region. .
Mr. Becker has finished his Investigation OF tne
quicksilver deposits OF the Pacific slope and In order to
give report thereon place among the classics OF
science he has only made thorough local study but
has taken up whole subject Of the quicksilver dopos
its the globe, wishing those Of greatest Importance In
cluding the mines OF New Almaden, Spain His report
upon this subject about to go to PRESS but meantime
his assistants have taken up the .nvestgaon OF tho
srferous deposits gold belt skrting the western
base OF the serras in California
During the past six months Captain Dutton has been
engaged discussing data relating to the Charleston
earthquake aud will send to press monograph on
the subject which will DO discussed not only the sig
nifcance Of the earthquake In the light OF sesmoiosy
but itself will DO reconstructed In the ght
afforded by this remarkable seismic disturbance Mean
time his upon volcatc fields OF northern
California and Oregon Is carried on by Mr. Dille T..